Part of Ewert Grens, book 11
First published 2021
Ewert Grens has finally found contentment. A wonderful little boy calls him pretend grandfather, and for the first time in thirty years, a woman makes him want to dress up nicely. Life feels perfect at last. Then poison syringes appear. Human trafficking networks emerge. Illegal organ trade surfaces. Someone kidnaps a victim. The investigation leads to connections with the past, specifically traces linking back to Box 21. When murder strikes someone close to Ewert, his newfound happiness shatters. Grens must navigate through layers of crime that transform his peaceful world into something deadly. This sixth standalone novel in the Hoffmann and Grens series shows how quickly joy can turn into nightmare when the criminal underworld intrudes on personal life.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Box 21
461 pages · Hardcover · Albert Bonnier förlag
Content warnings: violence